Conference USA Member History

Where did they all come from?

(or... where is TCU this week?)

1880s

 

 

1885
                                      IND      

1886
                                           

1887
                                           

1888
                                           

1889
                                           

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

1890s

 

 

1890
                                   

IND

IND
     

1891
                                         

1892
                                         

1893
                 

IND
                     

1894
                                       

1895
       

IND
        IND                    

1896
                 

SIAA
                IND  

1897
       

IND
                           

1898
               

SIAA
                 

1899
                                 

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

1900s

 

 

1900
       

IND
       

SIAA

IND
             

IND

IND
     

1901
     

IND
                       

IND
 

1902
                               

1903
                                 

1904
                                 

1905
             

IND
                 

1906
                                 

1907
                                   

1908
             

 IND
             

 IND
   

1909
                               

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

1910s

 

 

1910
     

 IND

IND
       

SIAA
               

IND

IND
 

IND
 

1911
                             

OHIO
   

1912
         

IND
IND

 IND
        IND    

IND
 

1913
     

IND
 

TIAA
             

1914
       

OCC
  IND        

KIAA

TIAA
 

1915
     

 LIAA
 

SWC
     

TIAA
   

1916
                 

1917
                       

1918
                     

SWC
     

1919
     

IND
 

IND

OCC
 

IND
         

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

1920s

 

 

1920
     

 LIAA
IND 

IND 
 

SWC

IND

SIAA

OCC
 

IND
   

IND

SWC
 

IND

OHIO
 

TIAA
 

1921
               

SIAA

IND
 

1922
       

SoCon
         

1923
               

SWC
 

1924
                 

1925
     

WV
IAC
 TIAA          

BUC
 

1926
     

SIAA
           

1927
                 

1928
             

MsVC
   

1929
       

Big4
         

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

1930s

 

 

1930
     

SIAA

WV IAC

TIAA
 

SWC

IND

SoCon

Big4
 

 IND
   

MsVC

SWC
 

IND

BUC

SIAA

SWC
 

1931
     

LONE
 

SIAA
         

1932
 

IND
             

1933
   

BUC
 

SEC

MVC
         

1934
               

1935
       

BIAA
   

SIAA
   

1936
               

1937
               

1938
             

IND
 

1939
   

LIC

IND
           

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

1940s

 

 

1940
 

IND
 

LIC

IND 

LONE
 

SWC

SIAA

SEC

MVC
 

BIAA
   

SIAA

SWC
 

IND

IND

SIAA

SWC
 

1941
             

IND
 

1942
       

IND
     

IND
     

1943
                         

1944
                         

1945
                   

IND
   

1946
 

 IND
 

IND
 

IND
    LONE  

KIAA
 

1947
 

NSC
         

MAC
 

1948
   

 GSC
 

 GSC
     

OVC
 

1949
   

OVC

GCC
     

GCC
 

 IND
 

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

1950s

 

 

1950
 

NSC
 

 GSC

OVC

GCC
 

SWC

 GSC

SEC

MVC
 

BIAA
 

GCC

IND

SWC
 

IND

MAC

IND

SWC
 

1951
         

MVC
   

1952
   

IND
 

IND
       

1953
           

IND
 

1954
   

MAC
         

1955
             

1956
             

1957
   

MVC
       

MVC
 

1958
             

1959
             

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

1960s

 

 

1960
 

NSC
 

 GSC

MAC

MVC
 

SWC

IND

SEC

MVC
 

IND
 

IND

IND

SWC
 

IND

MVC

IND

SWC
 

1961
             

1962
 

IND
           

1963
             

1964
           

MVC
 

1965
 

SoCon
           

1966
     

IND
       

1967
             

1968
       

WAC
 

MVC
   

1969
   

 IND
         

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

1970s

 

 

1970
 

SoCon
 

 GSC

 IND

MVC
 

SWC

IND

IND

MVC
 

WAC
 

IND

MVC

SWC
 

IND

IND

MVC

SWC
 

1971
   

 SLC
         

1972
             

1973
             

1974
         

IND
   

1975
   

 IND
       

 IND
 

1976
         

SWC
   

1977
 

IND
 

IND
IAA
         

1978
   

SoCon
         

1979
         

IND
III
 

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

1980s

 

 

1980
 

IND
 

SLC

SoCon

 IND
 

SWC

IND

IND

MVC
 

WAC
 

SWC

IND

SWC

IND
III

IND

IND

IND

SWC
 

1981
           

1982
         

IND
II
 

1983
   

 SLC
       

1984
           

1985
           

1986
     

IND
     

1987
   

IND
IAA
     

Death Penalty
 

1988
           

1989
   

 IND
     

SWC
 

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

1990s

 

 

1990
 

IND
 

 IND

SoCon

 SLC
 

SWC

IND

IND

IND
 

WAC
 

SWC

IND

SWC

IND
IAA

IND

IND

IND

SWC
 

1991
     

IND
III
   

1992
         

1993
   

Big
West
 

IND
IAA
   

1994
         

1995
   

IND
     

1996
   

IND

Big
West
 

WAC

CUSA

CUSA

WAC

IND
 

CUSA

CUSA

WAC

IND

CUSA

CUSA

WAC
 

1997
 

CUSA
 

MAC
   

IND
IAA

1998
       

CUSA

1999
     

CUSA
 

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

2000s

 

 

2000
 

CUSA
 

IND

MAC

Big
West
 

WAC

CUSA

CUSA

WAC

CUSA

WAC
 

CUSA

CUSA

WAC

IND

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA

WAC

IND 1AA

2001
   

WAC

SBC
   

CUSA

IND

2002
 

IND
IAA
   

MAC

2003
      CUSA

2004
     

2005
 

SBC

CUSA
 

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA
 

CUSA

CUSA

 IND

Big
East

Big
East

MWC

Big
East

2006
     

2007
     

2008
     

2009
 

IND FCS
 

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

2010s

 

 

2010
 

CUSA

SBC

WAC

CUSA

SBC

IND FCS

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA
 

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA

 IND

Big
East

Big
East

MWC

Big
East

2011
 

 CAA

IND FCS

2012
 

WAC

BE*
& XII

2013

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA

CUSA

Big
East

Big
East

Big
East

Big
East

 XII

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

1880s ~ 1890s ~ 1900s ~ 1910s ~ 1920s ~ 1930s ~ 1940s ~ 1950s ~ 1960s ~ 1970s ~ 1980s ~ 1990s ~ 2000s ~ 2010s ~ Key

KEY

Symbol
Conference Name
(linked if still in existance)

Schools that have been members
IND Independent All teams. If no division is given, it is Divison I (pre 1977) or I-A/FBS (1977-present).

SIAA
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tulane, Louisville, Southern Miss, Memphis, La Tech
OHIO
Ohio Athletic Conference
Cincinnati
KIAA Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association Louisville

TIAA
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Rice, TCU, SMU, North Texas

LIAA
Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association La Tech

OCC
Oklahoma Collegiate Conference Tulsa
SWC Southwest Conference Rice, SMU, TCU, Houston
 BUC Buckeye Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cincinnati, Marshall
SoCon
Southern Conference
Tulane, East Carolina, Marshall
WVIAC
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Marshall
MsVC Mississippi Valley Conference Memphis

Big4
Big Four Conference Tulsa

SEC

Southeastern Conference
Tulane

MVC

Missouri Valley Conference
Tulsa, Houston, Cincinnati, Memphis, Louisviile, North Texas

BIAA
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association UTEP

LIC
Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference La Tech
LONE
Lone Star Conference
Houston, North Texas
MAC


Mid-American Athletic Conference
Cincinnati, Marshall, UCF
NSC North State Conference/Carolinas Conference East Carolina

GCC
Gulf Coast Conference Houston, North Texas

OVC

Ohio Valley Conference
Louisville, Marshall
GSC Gulf States Conference Southern Miss, La Tech

SLC

Southland Conference

La Tech, North Texas
WAC 
Western Athletic Conference
UTEP, Rice, SMU, TCU, Tulsa, La Tech, UTSA

Big West

Big West Conference

La Tech, North Texas

CUSA

Conference USA
All Teams
MWC
Mountain West Conference
TCU

SBC
Sun Belt Conference North Texas, FIU
Big East
Big East Conference

Cincinnati, Louisville, USF, TCU*, UCF, Houston, SMU, Memphis

*=TCU joined, but left before playing a game in conference

 XII

Big XII Conference 
TCU

CAA

Colonial Athletic Conference
Old Dominon

Notes: this flow chart currently only follows the football memberships of the various schools. Some schools have been in one conference in some sports while in another or an independent in football. All dates are based on information from the College Football Data Warehouse. If you see an error, please contact me.